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The First World War Memorial for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railwaymen in
Victoria Station, Manchester
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Photo by Mike Berrell
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L & YR) was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways. It was the third-largest railway system based in Northern England (after the Midland and North Eastern Railways).
In the First World War, from over 40,000 employees of the L & YR 10,422 joined the Armed Forces (27%). Of these men, 1,465 lost their lives and are commemorated on the memorial in Manchester's Victoria Railway Station. The memorial consists of seven panels with names, set below a tiled map of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway network. Relief panels at each end of the name panels depict (left) St. Michael with his foot on the neck of the fallen Satan, and (right) St. George slaying the dragon.
Two Rolls of Honour were printed by the L & YR. One Roll of Honour published in 1915 included a list those who had enlisted in the Armed Forces, with the regiments they had enlisted in. The other Roll of Honour, printed in 1919, lists those who lost their lives, - but by name and initials only. These Rolls of Honour can be found on the website for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Society.
By comparing the names in the 1919 Roll of Honour with the names in the Yorkshire Regiment Remembrance website database, taking into account the geographical areas in which the latter names were born / enlisted / resided, 47 names were found who could have been employees of the L & YR as well as having served in the Yorkshire Regiment. Of these 47 names, only six can be said with any degree of certainty as to having been both L & YR employees and Yorkshire Regiment soldiers (by comparison with the 1915 Roll of Honour and the 1911 Census).
The names of all 45 men of the Yorkshire Regiment whose names are found on the War Memorial for the L & YR in Manchester's Victoria Station are shown below. Details of the 41 names where it is not certain as to whether they were employees of the L & YR, or not, are shown in italics.
We are extremely grateful to Mike Berrell (<mike_berrell@ntlworld.com>)
for the photographs of this memorial that are on this page of the website.
However, our attention has been drawn to a set of photo of this memorial,
where all on the individual panels have been photographed by Lawrence
Holmes. You may wish to view this
set of photos as well.
Serjeant John Valentine Ashworth. 7926. 3rd Battalion
the Yorkshire Regiment. Died at home 11 October 1917.
Born Broughton (Manchester), Enlisted Manchester.
Buried SALFORD (AGECROFT) CEMETERY.
Lance Corporal James Bradley, 7585. 2nd Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Richard Bradley. Killed 7 May 1915. Aged
28.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Bradford, Resided Leeds.
Buried LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY.
(1911 Census information : James BRADLEY (Boarder), Brother in Law, 24, Single,
Labourer L & NW Railway. Goods Railway. Born Leeds, living Leeds.)
Private Robert Clarkson. 24194. 7th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Richard and Jane Clarkson, of 28, Littlemoor Rd.,
Clitheroe, Lancs. Killed 17 April 1916. Aged 20.
Born Lancaster, Enlisted Clitheroe.
Buried CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private John Corfield. 35439. Depot the Yorkshire
Regiment (formerly 21690 South Lancs Regt and 45275 Manchester Regt). Son
of Samuel and Susannah Corfield, of 48, Poolstock, Wigan. Died at home 11
June 1920. Aged 25.
Resided Wigan.
Buried WIGAN CEMETERY.
(Enlisted 25 May 1915. Transferred to Yorkshire Regt 5 April 1918. Listed
as missing 11 April 1918. Served as a POW
until repatriated to England on 25 August 1918. Discharged as no longer physically
fit for war service 30 September 1918.)
Private Alfred Cox. 15888. 7th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 9 August 1917.
Born Barnsley, Enlisted Sheffield.
Buried GUEMAPPE BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private Sidney Else. 48262. 13th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Formerly TR/5/110554 87th T R Battalion. Son of Fred and Maria Else,
of 26, Barnsley Rd., Goldthorpe, Rotherham. Died 10 April 1918. Aged
18.
Born Whittington (Derbyshire), Enlisted Mexborough, Resided Goldthorpe.
Commemorated on Panel 4, PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL.
Private Dennis Fogarty. 9341. 2nd Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mrs. Fogarty; husband of Mrs. M. Fogarty, of 27,
Hatfield St., Shannon St., Leeds. Died at home 26 May 1915. Aged 35.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Buried LEEDS ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY, KILLINGBECK.
Private Albert Foster. 17304. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of George and Lucy Foster, of 4, Belfort Court, Sackville St.,
Leeds. Killed 26 September 1915. Aged 23.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Commemorated on Panels 44 & 45, LOOS MEMORIAL.
Private Harry Fox. 25838. 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Isabella Fox, of 36, Filbert St., Otley Rd., Bradford; husband of Mrs.
F. Keating (formerly Fox), of 244, Ripon St., Bradford, Yorks. Killed 3 November
1916. Aged 24.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Commemorated on Pier & Face 3A & 3D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private Walter Gibbons, 46777. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Formerly 6/10637 13th T R Battalion. Son of W. H. I. and Nellie
Gibbons, of 43, Shepherd St., Sheffield. Died 8 May 1918. Aged 19.
Born Sheffield, Enlisted Sheffield.
Commemorated on Panels 52 to 54 & 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private James Godfrey. 9620. 8th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 15 July 1917.
Born Tow Moor (Yorks), Enlisted Leeds.
Buried LARCH WOOD (RAILWAY CUTTING) CEMETERY.
Private Walter Goulden, 42843. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Formerly 160531 R F A. Son of Joseph John and Mary Goulden, of 6,
Ellen St., Droylsden, Manchester. Died 8 May 1918. Aged 23.
Born Openshaw (Manchester), Enlisted Manchester, Resided Droylsden.
Commemorated on Panels 52 to 54 & 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private Anthony Halliday, 38235. 9th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Son of the late Edwin and Eunice Halliday, of Stannary
Lane, Halifax, Yorks. Killed 4 March 1917. Aged 27.
Born Halifax, Enlisted Halifax.
Buried CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY.
(1911 Census information, - Anthony HALLIDAY, Brother, 21, Single, Goods Yd
Labourer, Railway Co Born Halifax, living Halifax.)
Private Joseph Howard. 7601. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 15 June 1915.
Born Hunslet (Leeds), Enlisted Bradford, Resided Hunslet.
Commemorated on Panel 12, LE TOURET MEMORIAL.
Private Willie Hoyle, 81279.
8th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly
38127 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Mr. J. Hoyle, of 97, Thursby St., Bradford,
Yorks. Killed 11 April 1917.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Buried BEAURAINS ROAD CEMETERY, BEAURAINS.
Private Amos Ingham, 9556. 7th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 19 November 1917.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Commemorated on Panels 52 to 54 & 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private Tom Jackson. 3/8386. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 21 August 1915.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds, Resided Armley.
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Private Henry Lord. 38851. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lord, of Burnley; husband of Margaret
A. Lord, of Lancashire Ghyll, Foulridge, Lancs. Died of wounds 22 April 1917.
Aged 32.
Born Burnley, Enlisted Nelson.
Buried ETAPLES CEMETERY.
Private Wilfred Marshall. 42542. 24th Battalion
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 24296 the Yorkshire Regiment. Son of
Agnes Marshall, of 26, Dawlish Mount, East End Park, Leeds, and the late Robert
Wilson Marshall. KIlled 22 March 1918. Aged 24.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Commemorated Panel 90 to 93, POZIERES MEMORIAL.
Private Horace Middleton. 10311.
2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 29 June 1915.
Born Sheffield, Enlisted Richmond (Yorks).
Buried HINGES MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private Arnold Kime Needham
Born Barlborough (Derbyshire), Enlisted Goole.
Buried LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY.
Private George Parker. 20733. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Frederick and Emily Parker, of 31, Raincliffe Grove, York
Rd., Leeds. Died of wounds 28 October 1916. Aged 20.
Born Leeds Enlisted Leeds.
Buried ETAPLES CEMETERY.
Private Harry Parker. 15142. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mrs. Hannah Corner, of 12, Melton St., Beeston Rd., Leeds.
Died 10 August 1915. Aged 24.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Private John Pottage. 8465. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Died 22 August 1915.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Commemorated on Panels 55 to 58, HELLES MEMORIAL.
Private Harold Victor Proctor, 33439. 2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 23669 East Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 9 April
1917.
Born Hull, Enlisted Hull.
Buried NEUVILLE-VITASSE CEMETERY.
Private Fred Read. 41788. 6th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Formerly 174539, Royal Field Artillery. Killed 28 November 1917.
Born Sheffield, Enlisted Sheffield.
Buried ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY, LOOS.
Private Arthur Reynolds. 6998. 8th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of John and Maria Reynolds. Killed 10 October 1916.
Born Bradford (Yorks), Enlisted Bradford.
Buried DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
(SDGW incorrectly puts date of death as 10 October 1918)
(In the 1911 Census an Arthur Reynolds, aged 28, living at 10 Ireton Street,
Bradford, is described as a "Railway Checher". He was married to
Mary Ellen Reynolds. The address was in the Horton district of Bradford.)
Private Walter Richardson. 25671.
13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 5 March 1917.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford, Resided Lidget Green.
Buried GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES.
Private James Rigby. 38811. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mrs. A. E. Rigby, of 18, Devonshire Rd., High Park, Southport.
Killed 2 April 1917.
Born Southport (Lancs), Enlisted Southport.
Buried HENIN CRUCIFIX CEMETERY.
Private Douglas Smith. 35540. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Fred Smith, of 112, Westcroft Rd., Great Horton; husband
of Polly Smith, of 112, Westcroft Rd., Great Horton, Bradford. Killed 8 May
1918. Aged 18.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Commemorated on Panels 52 to 54 & 162A, TYNE COT MEMORIAL.
Private Ernest Smith, MM. 63218. 5th Battalion King's
Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, formerly 25581 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed
2 September 1918.
Born Dewsbury, Enlisted Dewsbury.
Buried VAULX HILL CEMETERY.
Private Louis Smith. 38210. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 19 July 1917. Aged 19.
Born Halifax (Yorks), Enlisted Halifax.
Buried HENINEL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION.
(Regimental No = 38200 in SDGW)
Private Charles Taylor. 3/8822. 7th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 1 July 1916.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Buried FRICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private James Taylor. 35436.
5th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 3397 Manchester Regt. Husband
of Mary Taylor, of 153, Harrowby St., Queen's Rd., Miles Platting, Manchester.
Killed 11 April 1918. Aged 24.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Manchester.
Buried CROIX-DU-BAC BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private Frederick Thomas Thurston. 19062. 7th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment. Formerly 19555 Yorks L I. Killed 8 February 1917.
Enlisted Failsworth (Manchester), Resided Goole.
Commemorated Pier and Face 3 A and 3 D, THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Private Tom Wade. 29966. 10th Battalion East Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 43746 the Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 26 April 1918.
Born Wakefield, Enlisted Wakefield.
Buried CINQ RUES BRITISH CEMETERY, HAZEBROUCK.
(SDGW gives Regtl No as 29900, and date of death as 27 April 1918).
Private Harry Walker. 23390.
1st Garrison Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 6520 the Yorkshire
Regiment. Killed 6 August 1916.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Buried in Lucknow Cantonment Military Cemetery.
Commemorated Face 11, MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNAI.
Private John Walker. 35380. 5th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment, formerly 3/45469 74th T R Battn. Killed 11 August 1918.
Born Preston (Lancs), Enlisted Preston.
Buried GRAND-SERAUCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY.
Private Harold Watson. 41703. 13th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 160005 R F A. Killed 23 November 1917.
Born Sheffield, Enlisted Southport.
Commemorated on Panel 5, CAMBRAI MEMORIAL - LOUVERVAL.
Private Walter Whysall. 48162. 13th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 5/71817 87th T R Battn. Killed 13 October 1918.
Born Barnsley, Enlisted Pontefract, Resided Barnsley.
Commemorated on the MALBORK MEMORIAL.
(Although "Walter Whysall" is an unusual name, there are TWO "Walter
Whysall" names from the same area in the CWGC database.)
Private Charles Wilkinson, 205330. 10th Battalion the
Yorkshire Regiment. Killed 28 March 1918.
Born Hunslet (Yorks), Enlisted Hull.
Commemorated on Panels 31 & 32, POZIERES MEMORIAL.
(Worked as a time keeper on the railway.)
(Either, or neither, of the two following soldiers may be the "A Wood" shown on the memorial.)
Private Arthur Wood. 7534. 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 30 July 1916.
Born Sheffield, Enlisted Sheffield.
Buried CITADEL NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT.
Private Arthur Wood. 142221. 21st Battalion
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), formerly 26009 the Yorkshire Regiment.
Killed 27 May 1918.
Born Bradford, Enlisted Bradford.
Commemorated on the SOISSONS MEMORIAL.
Private Edgar Wood. 12189. 10th Battalion Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Mrs. F. Wood, of 43, Rydall Place, Brown's Lane, Holbeck,
Leeds. Killed 30 April 1916. Aged 24.
Born Leeds, Enlisted Leeds.
Buried NORFOLK CEMETERY, BECORDEL-BECOURT.
St. Michael with his foot on the neck of the fallen Satan
Photo by Mike Berrell
St. George slaying the dragon
Photo by Mike Berrell
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Serjeant J V Ashworth's Name on the memorial |
L/Cpl James Bradley's Name on the memorial |
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Private W Goulden's Name on the memorial |
Private A Halliday's Name on the memorial |
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Private A K Needham's Name on the memorial |
Private F T Thurston's Name on the memorial |
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